Would the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Westcombe Park?
We know of a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Westcombe Park is just one of the many locations in which our lawyers are based.
Are the Westcombe Park conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Nationwide conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Nationwide?
Westcombe Park conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.
My stepmother advised me that in buying a property in Westcombe Park there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Westcombe Park which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Westcombe Park should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We expect to receive a DIP from Nationwide this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Nationwide recommend any Westcombe Park solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Westcombe Park solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Nationwide through the process.
TSB have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a property in Westcombe Park has been agreed to, what happens next?
Your estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancers are on the lender’s panel). Telephone TSB or your financial adviser and finalise any relevant documentation. TSB will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or seller to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. TSB will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Westcombe Park.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Westcombe Park?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Westcombe Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Westcombe Park I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Westcombe Park for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
I am due to consider estimates for conveyancing in Westcombe Park from various solicitor and decide on one. Should I instruct them to sit tight until I have found somewhere to purchase.
You should wait to ask your lawyer to commence work and order searches once the sales memo has been sent by the selling agent especially as Westcombe Park conveyancing searches are not cheap.